November 2012

Name	Subject Matter	Date Issued	Case Number	Topic(s)
City of Detroit -and- AFSCME Council 25, Local 229 -and- Mahone	20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.	11/15/12 (20 day order)	C12 G-142 & CU12 G-031	Duty of Fair Representation-failure to state a claim
City of Pontiac -and- Teamsters Local 214	Unfair Labor Practice Not Found; Charging Party Failed to State a Claim upon which Relief can be granted under PERA; Summary Disposition Appropriate where No Material Facts are in Dispute; ALJ may Hear Argument and Dispose of Oral Motion for Summary Disposition without Prior Notice to Parties. Respondent’s Duty To Bargain Over Subcontracting was Met when Parties’ Agreed to Contract Language Specifying Circumstances under which Subcontracting may Occur; Since Contract Provisions Covering the Matter in Dispute could Reasonably be Relied on for the Action at Issue, Parties have a Bona Fide Dispute over Contract Interpretation. A Good Faith Dispute over Interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is not Repudiation and, therefore, must be Resolved by the Grievance Mechanism Provided in the Parties’ Contract.	11/15/12	C11 B-023	Duty to Bargain - Covered by Contract- Good faith dispute over contract interpretation; Summary disposition - ALJ Authority
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November 2012